Faces of the Recovery Act: The Impact of Smart Grid

[ArizonaSean]

Get out of America while you can!!!

[Iggyocracy]

Yep, still the people's fault for over-performing our duties & making our masters gods. We all know we'll get rationed as the corporations burst their caps & buy up all the trades. Yeah, that's what was missing, a detail meter. Well, we also know that any gov't "change" is just another betrayal of humanity. Just keep the big show on scedule so we can just get it all over with, finally. You'll win today, but not tomorrow.

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[pacificcresttrans]

Thanks for posting this video! Smart Grid technology sure helps consumers realize the amount of power that is being used. It accommodates renewable energy like wind and enhances the energy distribution network. Companies like Pacific Crest Transformers is working on the 'smart' system. It has whitepapers and articles on whether transformers are ready for Smart Grid.

[peterindublin]

Smart meters should NOT be about

"if you've got a light bulb switched on"

They should be about easy real time switching to other service providers in a grid opened up to competition,

so you get the CHEAPEST electricity at any time - as some industries can do.

Ceolas Net

Understanding Electricity Distribution and Consumer Smart Metering

[rueyeet]

@hobo59: The current meters already allow the utility to determine whether you've used more electricity than an average household, and no one gets charged higher rates for using more electricity now. How does SmartGrid change this, exactly?

Smart Grid doesn't allow them to tell what you've got plugged in, either; the meter would have to have a separate feed for each appliance or device, to do that.

[gearsofchores]

Good idea - allowing us to check on our own electricity usage. We should be able to get discounts for using our washing machines overnight, etc. and cut utility bills. We can also encourage businesses to be more efficient.

[hobo59]

This is a very, very bad Idea. I don't want my local utility company telling me that I have to pay more than joe blow down the street because I've used more than the average house hold. What if I have a wood shop as my hobby, with this shit they'll be able to say Because I use more electricity than the average alcoholic who parks his ass on the couch watching tv all day. I should be billed at a higher rate. All the more reason to go green and make our own electricity ! more ways to control us.

[hobo59]

Guess I need to explain my objection a little clearer. The problem with smart grid technology is that it allows Someone who thinks they know better than the rest of us, (Read the U.N), to dictate how much electricity each person should use and set a price at that rate. But if you exceed that amount of electricity, then you'll be fined and made to pay for your electricity at a higher rate than anyone else. Smart Grid technology allows them to monitor every electrical items use.

[Verified1]

This is a wonderful idea, but I couldn't help but wonder whether those new meters were manufactured in the US or in China.

[brianfanslau]

I used to read those meters.